Stampede
Platform: Atari 2600
Region: USA
Media: Cartridge
Controller: Joystick
Gametype: Licensed
Release Year: 1981
Developer: Activision
Publisher: Activision
_________________________

Climb into your saddle and start ridin'! You'll want to practice playing your horse and rider in the right position to rope and herd those dogies without letting any get by you - and to dodge any surprises on the trail.

To rope: position your horse directly behind the dogie you wish to lasso. The rope will always be thrown directly in front of your horse, and the loop must touch a dogie in order to rope him. If you attempt to rope a steer which is too far away or too close, you'll come up empty. When you get more at home on the range, you'll know the right time to throw your rope. It's impossible to score well if you can't keep the game going long enough to rope a passel (?) of dogies. The only way to do that successfully is to keep the cattle in a herd in front of you. Herding is as important as roping in helping you run up your score. When you ride just behind one of the dogies, you'll notice he'll speed up and run further out in front of your horse. Since all dogies do not run at the same speed, you will have your work cut out for you to keep them all together and ahead of you.

~From the Manual

In Stampede you are a cowboy who must rope up as many calves as he can. Your movement is restricted to the vertical axis, and you must learn how to herd the cattle as they run by to maximize your score. When you start the game you have three freebies, that is you can miss up to three calves before the game ends. The four types of calves travel at different speeds, brown are fast, tan/yellowish are medium fast, pale yellow are slow and the black angus doesn't move at all (but they are worth the most points). If you sent in a picture of your score of 3,000 points or higher to Activision, you'd receive an Activision Trail Drive patch. (Contributed by panda_racer)

http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=489
